New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

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Columbus Crew SC

Fri 30 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago 36' Y

Gudmundur Thorarinsson 41' Y

Y 49' Pedro Santos

Valentin Castellanos 55' Y

Jesus Medina 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	5–0	W
21 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
17 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–4	L
24 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
17 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	2–2	D
03 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Columbus Crew SC
#8	Position	#10
19	Points	16
15	Played	15
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
25	Scored	21
21	Conceded	23
+4	GD	-2
1.27	PPG	1.07
33%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
5' Kevin Molino, a Trinidad & Tobago , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Liam Fraser is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
14' What a moment for Valentin Castellanos! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
19' Marlon Hairston has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' The crowd applauds Nicolas Acevedo as he leaves the pitch. Alfredo Morales steps in for New York City FC.
35' A goal from the international Thiago! He fires home on 35 to make it 2-0!
36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thiago on 36 minutes.
41' Gudmundur Thorarinsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Santos on 49.
51' GOAL! Keaton Parks fires home to make it 3-0!
55' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
60' Alexander Callens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
62' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Harrison Afful departs to be replaced by Saad Abdul-Salam.
64' New York City FC ring the changes. Thiago has done his job and it is now time for Santiago Rodriguez to step up.
69' Jesus Medina is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
71' The Uruguay Santiago Rodriguez breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 4-0!
75' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 75 minute. Lucas Zelarayan leaves to be changed by Waylon Francis.
80' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
81' New York City FC ring the changes. Maxi Moralez has done his job and it is now time for Andres Jasson to step up.
82' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tony Rocha is hanging Jesus Medina on the field on 82 minute.
87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Andres Jasson 81'
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Tony Rocha 82'
55
Keaton Parks
13
Luis Barraza
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↓ Alfredo Morales 33'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 64'
8
Thiago ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 64'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Erik Hurtado 62'
17
Marlon Hairston
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful ↓ Saad Abdul-Salam 62'
7
Pedro Santos
9
Kevin Molino
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Liam Fraser 82'
30
Aboubacar Keita
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Derrick Etienne 62'
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Waylon Francis 75'

Bench

20
Alexandru Matan
22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 62'
18
Liam Fraser ↑ 82'
23
Grant Lillard
14
Waylon Francis ↑ 75'
24
Evan Bush
33
Erik Hurtado ↑ 62'
27
Miguel Berry
26
Saad Abdul-Salam ↑ 62'

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Hannes Wolf	5
Lucas Zelarayan	4
Pedro Santos	3
Talles Magno	2
Jesus Medina	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Santiago Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.03 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC20%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

44%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC42% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC16%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.1%

3 – 0

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.